When autonomous vehicles arrive in the next few years, the self-driving vehicles will make it easier to get to your daily destinations. Designers have come up with concepts that will take you to…

Source: This self-driving electric hearse is the perfect way to say goodbye | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

This small cabin in the woods can be found in Skykomish, Washington. Called Type Haus, the A-frame cabin is available to rent via AirBnB. It’s location mak

Source: Tye Haus – A Cozy A-Frame Cabin Set Among the Woods of Skykomish | Humble Homes

If you’ve ever been fascinated by the inner workings of a mechanical watch, you’ll love Sue Beatrice’s beautiful steampunk sculptures. Created for her art company All Natural Arts, these…

Source: Artist upcycles broken watches into intricate steampunk sculptures | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

High tech collides with transhumanist fantasies of the rich and privileged in Self/less, a new film starring Sir Ben Kingsley and Ryan Reynolds.

Source: ‘Self/less’ Review: The trouble with transhumans | ZDNet

Four of the selfie deaths this year, like the tourist, identified as Hideto Ueda, were caused by falling.The next leading cause of deaths involving selfies was being hit or injured by trains, either because the individual was taking trying to get a photo with a train or because the photo they wanted involved getting on dangerous equipment.It’s not clear if the number of daredevil selfies is increasing, but more and more tourists are making headlines because of their dangerous attempts at a memorable photo. Parks have closed because visitors keep trying to take selfies with bears, bull runs — an already dangerous activity — have had to expressly outlaw selfie-taking, and even Tour de France cyclists are concerned about selfie danger.

Source: More people have died from selfies than shark attacks this year

Personal safety takes a backseat to the selfie game all too often — the U.S. Forest Service had to issue a request for visitors to keep their distance from wild bears in Lake Tahoe last year when too many visitors charged up closer to bears to get a photo in front of them.Earlier this summer at Yellowstone National Park, a woman was flipped by a bison after she posed for a selfie with it. She survived, with minor injuries.

Source: Colorado park closes because people can’t stop taking selfies with bears

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These inventions seemed innovative until they didn’t.

Source: Travel gadgets of the past that could have revolutionized travel, but didn’t

The messy saga behind an architectural icon.

Source: The Sydney Opera House: 10 years late and 1,457% over budget